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Is Google too big to succeed? If startups are flatworms, Google is now a blue whale – a massive, complex organism full of specialized organs and structures all designed to keep it alive, swimming, and consuming vast quantities of food (i.e., data and money). 1/4

Keeping the guts of a leviathan in good working order requires predictable employees who are happy to perform their hyper-specific duties without making waves. Being flexible and entrepreneurial threatens that equilibrium. 2/4

This was another factor in my decision to leave Google. I don’t mean to say that I don’t believe in dialogue or compromise. But when the opposing side in every debate is “don’t rock the boat,” and you can’t proceed until everyone is satisfied, the results are often neutered and boring. 3/4